Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men v. Mohican Tribe, No. 64

Buchanan, V. C.

The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal benefit order composed of numerous local organizations, called “tribes,” all of the tribes in each state being co-ordinated under the jurisdiction and authority of a state organization known as the “Great Council” of the particular state, and the several Great Councils of the states being in turn co-ordinated under a common head or organization known as the “Great Council of the United States.”

Under due authority from the national body, and from the Great Council of the State of New Jersey, a local tribe or branch was organized at…